7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Overview
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around a family battling a supernatural vampire threat, a theme largely devoid of explicit political messaging. Its narrative focuses on genre conventions, family loyalty, and the fight against an external evil rather than promoting specific progressive or conservative ideologies.
The film features a cast that is primarily traditional, with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit critiques or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian symbols, specifically crosses and holy water, as genuinely effective tools against the vampires. Their efficacy is presented as an objective reality within the film's world, aligning the narrative with the protective power traditionally attributed to these items in vampire lore.
The Lost Boys does not explicitly feature any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. While some viewers and critics interpret homoerotic subtext, particularly among the vampire characters, these elements are not overtly depicted or acknowledged within the film's narrative, leading to a classification of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "The Lost Boys" (1987) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on vampires, adolescence, and family dynamics, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Lost Boys (1987) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of a prior work with established characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus no character's gender was changed from a pre-existing canon.
The Lost Boys (1987) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this film, establishing their initial racial portrayals. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped from a prior canonical or historical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.1
Critic Ratings
7.5
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